spritish

English

Etymology

From sprite +‎ -ish.

Adjective

spritish (comparative more spritish, superlative most spritish)

1. Resembling or characteristic of a sprite or fairy.
   • 1986, Nora Crook, Derek Guiton, Shelley's Venomed Melody, page 220:

     […] and the wistful playfulness of the poem allows the reader to entertain the idea that Ariel, by having to take a mortal form, has been punished for some spritish offence.